Monday, April 16, 2012

Ancestry Autosomal DNA Beta – The Saga Continues

Right before Easter, I received a notice from Ancestry telling me that they could not get a decent sample from the swabs that I sent to them last November.The next day, April 5th, Ancestry sent me an email informing me that they hadsent a second kit for DNA sample collection.

I still hadn’t received my kit by today’s mail, so I decided to call Ancestry's DNA customer service.

I learned a couple of things from Sean, my good buddy at Ancestry.

1.1. They had a significant rate of problems with the swab tests. The new kits will contain a "spit" collection method instead of the swab collection method. ( I remember reading that another company does a spit method of collection.- Maybe 23 and ME?)

2.2. If the second kit is not here by May 6th, I can call and request them to send out yet another kit.

4 comments:

Hi! I'm a "Thacker" too! We live in La. and there aren't many of left! Trying to follow your blog , but the follow button isn't working? Any ideas?PS Are you on facebook? I've found a few Thacker's there too! :)Laura Thacker Major, find me! :)

Hi. I just found your blog while trying to determine if my maternal grandfather might be a melungeon. He was born in Ohio, but I knew that his 'people' were from KY and TN. His last name was Reliford which is a common name in LA, but nearly everyone with that surname is black. There could be African American ancestry there somewhere, but I have no indication of a Louisiana connection.

I have no evidence that he could be from one of these 'tri-racial isolates,' only suspicions, due to Grandpa's year-round brown skin, high cheekbones and ice-blue eyes, which I read early on can be a characteristic.

I read this evening about 'Carmel Indians' moving from Eastern KY to Ohio, then ran across the 'Vinton Co. People' designation.

I know my ggrandparent's names, James Henry Reliford and Emma Barber, and they did live in Vinton Co. I haven't read through all of your posts, but I haven't seen their surname here.

(coincidentally, my mother's good friend in my hometown of Lancaster Ohio was a Thacker!)

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This is my not ready for primetime (aka the local newspaper) blog. This is about my research into one of my family lines, the Thackers. That this limb of the family tree is bi-racial has taken me by surprise and has left me a little off balance. It is odd that this should be the case. Why is this different for me than finding out that I am part say, Ukranian or Lithuanian? I don't know - but it is. That's part of what I wish to explore. So come along with me, as I search out my non Anglo-Saxon roots.